...   
      
    LL> On MSNBC, Chris Matthews made a statement that no   
    LL> Republicans were invited.  Michael Steel then corrected   
    LL> him, explaining how the organizers of the event ran the   
    LL> show.  Steel's explanation was, in effect, the same as what   
    LL> you wrote.   
      
    Scott notified the organizers ahead of time he would not be   
    there.   
      
    LL> Because no Republicans spoke at the event, it gave the   
    LL> appearance that Republicans do not care about black folks,   
    LL> or about MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.  Of course,   
    LL> appearances can be deceiving, as it is silly to think that   
    LL> all/many/most Republicans are racist.   
      
    Strom Thurmond had a black daughter he saw to it was well taken   
    care of, George Wallace said it was all politics, yet Thurmond   
    was surely a racist and Wallace played one so well it looks like   
    he really was.   
      
    ...   
      
    BM>> between the elite and the serfs.  They speak of the Dems creating the   
   rift   
    BM>> but if you look at the entire picture, the reason most people think this   
    BM>> icountry  s turning towards socialism/communism is very simply explained,   
    BM>> AKorporate  merika wants it that way.   
      
    LL> I was using affirmative action as an example.  For a deeper   
    LL> understanding of how corporations interact among national   
    LL> security and social welfare policy, you might want to read   
    LL> "Thinking Through the Cold War", by David Jardin, free   
    LL> download from smashwords.com   
      
    Nah... I don't really.   
      
    ...   
      
    BM>> happened many years ago.  When the Irish immigrated here they were   
    BM>> considered a lower species than the blacks.  Every race (and yes,   
    BM>> nationality is considered a race, not just color) has had that issue.   
      
    As the signs said, no colored or Irish need apply.   
      
    LL> Sure.  Discrimination exists among all races, both within   
    LL> and between. Andrew Young once said, "We are all racists   
    LL> and bigots."  I tend to agree with that view, with the   
    LL> caveat it is what we do (as individuals and a people) to   
    LL> overcome that racism and bigotry that is important. That   
    LL> was Andrew Young's real message, or what he was trying to   
    LL> convey to others.   
      
    Sounds about right.   
      
    ...   
      
    BM>>> LOL.... irony as it's best... vote for the man who doesn't give a   
    BM>>> rat's ass about you.   
      
    LL>>> You have to remember - we boil our crawfish LIVE.  :)   
      
   BM>>When is Jindal on the menu?   
      
    He's on the republican's menu.   
      
    LL> In the latest poll, Les Miles and Nick Saban are rated   
    LL> higher than Bobby Jindal.  Les Miles I can understand.  But   
    LL> Nick Saban is hated in these parts, pretty much on the same   
    LL> level as the devil himself.  Jindal should consider himself   
    LL> blessed that he cannot run for a third consecutive term for   
    LL> governor.  :)   
      
    To lose to someone hated so much would be bad. OTOH, you said   
    Saban is hated on the same level as the devil. Since we are   
    talking about republicans, isn't that a high rating?   
      
      
      
   BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn   
      
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